The road to becoming the “grandmother of Juneteenth” took then-89-year-old Opal Lee from Fort Worth to Washington, D.C., a 1,400-mile call on lawmakers to ...

On Juneteenth in 2020, Lee, a social activist and retired teacher, walked 2.5 miles from the Fort Worth Convention Center down Lancaster to the Will Rogers Auditorium.

In 2016, the Fort Worth native launched her campaign with a walk to Washington, D.C., in hopes of making Juneteenth a federal holiday. The 89-year-old at the time crossed over 14 states and 1,400 ...

FORT WORTH, Texas — Although she is 97 years young the grandmother of Juneteenth is ready to put on her walking shoes for a signature walk. The Opal's Walk for Freedom started in 2020 in Fort Worth.

On Juneteenth in 2020, Lee, a social activist and retired teacher, walked 2.5 miles from the Fort Worth Convention Center down Lancaster to the Will Rogers Auditorium.

When Fort Worth activist Opal Lee was invited in 2021 to stand alongside President Joe Biden as he signed the bill making Juneteenth a federal holiday, “I could’ve done a holy dance,” the 97 ...

Revitalized National Juneteenth Museum to highlight the holiday: "It's a story about freedom" 04:54 Tucked inside Fort Worth's historic Southside neighborhood, once a vibrant mecca of Black ...

A new museum is coming to Fort Worth, though you might not know it from the renderings. Last week, plans for a National Juneteenth Museum were released on that holiday, which marks the date in ...

“Grandmother of Juneteenth” Opal Lee gives two thumbs up to Fort Worth City Council members for their approval of a resolution in support of the National Juneteenth Museum’s development Feb ...

Juneteenth isn’t just about the historical significance for Akeshia Thomas. The holiday commemorates June 19, 1865, when word of the Emancipation Proclamation, the order ending slavery in the ...

FORT WORTH, Texas — Tuesday the Fort Worth City Council voted to approve the demolition of a neighborhood community center to build the National Juneteenth Museum in its place. Despite acquiring ...